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State v. Eggleston

Trial start date
October 3, 2002

Judge
Pierce County Superior Court Judge Stephanie Arend

Prosecuting attorneys
Lilah Amos and Jim Schacht

Defense attorneys
Monte Hester and Zenon Olbertz

Number of jurors removed
2 during testimony, 1 just prior to closing arguments

Length of prosecution case
October 22, 2002 – November 27, 2002 (approximately  6 weeks)

Length of defense case
December 2, 2002 – December 11, 2002 (approximately 6 days)

Date of closing arguments
December 12, 2002

Length of deliberations
Approximately 7 hours

Date verdict announced
December 16, 2002

Verdict
Guilty  of second degree murder
Guilty of first degree assault
  VERDICT A GUILTY MURDER 2ND CT I
  VERDICT SPECIAL W/FIREARM YES CT I
  VERDICT B GUILTY ASLT 1ST CT II
  VERDICT SPECIAL W/FIREARM CT II

Judge quizzed jury about misconduct
January 9, 2003

Sentencing hearing date
January 9, 2003

Sentence
48.5 years

TNT (The News Tribune) Reporters
Karen Hucks, Sean Robinson
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